May 19, 2024 | Markets
Nio taking some 295 days to pay suppliers, up from 197 in 2021 Smaller suppliers to feel particularly harsh knock-on effects The time it’s taking for some of China’s electric-car makers to pay suppliers is ballooning — a further sign of stress in the nation’s...
May 19, 2024 | Markets
These funds are now front-running the biggest upcoming investment trend with something more predictable than inside information, and this is what they’re betting on. Have you ever wondered how venture capital firms (VCs), private equity, and investment banks always...
May 17, 2024 | Markets
Industrial output fuels two-speed recovery while retail lags Exports-driven growth threatened by mounting trade tensions China’s economic recovery tilted even further toward manufacturing, leaving it more vulnerable to trade barriers and highlighting the stakes of a...
May 16, 2024 | Markets
Month-on-month declines in April were steepest in a decade Government is seeking to address excess housing inventories China’s home prices fell at a faster pace in April, underscoring why the government is stepping up efforts to tackle the years-long property crisis....
May 16, 2024 | Markets
Authorities cut minimum down-payment ratio for homebuyers Bloomberg gauge of Chinese real estate stocks rises 9.9% Shares of Chinese property developers extended a rally after Beijing announced forceful measures to shore up the beleaguered property market. A Bloomberg...
May 16, 2024 | Markets
The company tells the tech industry in a letter that “unauthorized use” of its music to train AI models “infringes our intellectual property” Sony Music warned tech companies not to mine its recordings, compositions, lyrics and more “for any...
